Stunt Stars

"Stunt Stars" goes on the set of the popular television series, "The 4400" to show what it’s like to work as a stunt double. Following professional stuntman, Leif Havdale, as he prepares to double for actor Joel Gretsch during a dangerous car crash scene, we discover how to stunt professionals beat the risks of bringing the action to life on screen!

"Stunt Stars" travels to Albuquerque, New Mexico to work on the set of Robert Kutzman’s action-thriller, "To Live and Die". Profiling the work of rookie stuntman Ed Duran, we watch as he is lit on fire from head to toe by an exploding car and find out the high stakes Duran must beat to prove himself as a leading stunt man.

Set against the hard-punching world of mixed martial arts, "Stunt Stars" goes on set in Orlando, Florida of the teen action film "Never Back Down". Profiling the work of experienced stunt man but rookie stunt coordinator, Jonathan Eusebio, we watch how he beats the clock to teach two leading actors to fight, and their two stuntmen double to act, in this high-octane film that will either make or break his career.

Stunt coordinator Kirk Jarrett faces the most demanding challenge of his career when he’s asked to recreate one of WWI’s harshest battles in the Canadian war action film, "Passchendaele". Follow him on set, and into the battlefield, as Jarrett leads over 200 stuntmen into epic bayonet charges, close combat crusades, and explosive battle scenes for the camera.

On the set of "Far Cry" - a feature film based on the first-person shooter game with the same name - "Stunt Stars" profiles the action-packed work of professional stunt driver Ryan Ennis. Ennis heads for the ride of his life as he attempts his first-ever cannon roll, a dangerous high-speed maneuver designed to make his car flip over and roll several times.

For the past 15 years, the International Stunt School (ISA) has been teaching aspiring stuntmen and women from all across the world the skills they need to make it in the film business. "Stunt Stars" goes on location with the school’s founder and stunt hall of fame inductee, David Boushey, to witness some of today’s most promising – and not so promising – stunt performers in action.